PreDynastic Man 'Ginger'

Photographer:

Unknown

Title:

PreDynastic Man 'Ginger'

Description:

'Ginger', a PreDynastic man preserved naturally by the hot, dry sand in which he was buried. The heat of the sand absorbed the body's moisture, without which bacteria could not breed and cause decay. From the Naqada II Period, c. 3200 B.C.

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